Category: Care Work

• A Moral Failure

  

  A Moral Failure is a reflection on the human cost of political decisions that ignore lived reality. Written from the perspective of someone who works closely with people who use substances, the piece confronts the devastating consequences of defunding supervised consumption sites. It speaks to the grief of knowing the people who will be affected—their…

  sarahrevie

  March 14, 2026

  Care Work, Harm Reduction, Mental Health, Social Services, Systems

  Care Work, community care, compassion, Harm Reduction, healing, health, legislation, Mental Health, policy, supervised_consumption_sites

• The Weight We Share

  

  The Weight We Share is a love letter to those who keep showing up — workers, community members, and helpers who refuse to let systems strip away their compassion. It reflects on the grief, solidarity, and collective care that make it possible to keep going.

  sarahrevie

  March 8, 2026

  Care Work, Harm Reduction, Mental Health, Social Services, System Burnout

  burnout, community, community care, compassion, emotional labour, Harm Reduction, healing, healthcare, Mental Health, systems change, writing

• The Weight of Systems

  

  This article explores the quiet distance between what workers want to do and what systems allow them to do. It’s about the ache of showing up in a structure that constrains care, and the tenderness it takes to keep hope alive inside bureaucracy. It asks: How do we hold hope when the system keeps breaking…

  sarahrevie

  March 7, 2026

  Care Work, Harm Reduction, Social Services, System Burnout, Systems

  Care Work, healing, healthcare, life, love, Mental Health, Person-centered, Social Justice, Social Services, Systems, writing